It’s a track that “hit between different tastes” for Kim and he was justified when he found various ”friends” from different musical backgrounds drawn to Urchin. The synthesised pad subdues the track even further, moving across the track in slow, swelling arcs of dirty noise. The lysergic 303 pledges its allegiances to Acid, but it almost disappears in the dense textures of the harmonies. The Jungle element is there in the drums, and yet it is restrained. Featuring a “simple break” that is also “not that aggressive” it’s not an easy track to pigeonhole. “It’s between Acid and Jungle,” says Kim by way of reiterating. Urchin is a track that falls somewhere between the gaps of some left-field club genres. He’s been most active on Soundcloud and Bandcamp and coming via the latter he’s now also the first of possibly two remix packages for “Urchin.” André Bravo, Curtis Vodka, Cato Canari, JaJa Saine and Dustin Ngo contribute their interpretations of Kim’s Jungle-Acid original.The track, initially released two years ago, is something of a watermark in the career of Kim Dürbeck. Ensconced in his studio these past two years, surrounded by an arsenal of hardware synthesisers, drum machines and grooveboxes, he’s released a host of EPs on his own and contributed to compilations for HMD and the Vietnamese outfit Nhạc Gãy. “I have so many at the moment,” he says in nonchalant confirmation. “Would you like an unreleased track for the article,” he asks during our call. Like many of his peers, Kim has been “stuck in the studio” these past two years and he’s been busy. Lately he’s focussed those skills and vast musical experience into his production work. He is one of the leading lights in an underground clubbing community that stretches across Norway and before the pandemic, he could often be found travelling the world with a record bag.
He’s in his hometown Sandjefjord when I call, about an hour and a half outside of Oslo, and yet Kim is no stranger to nightlife in Oslo.Ī regular guest at Jaeger, he’s carved out a career based on his skills as a DJ that’s travelled far beyond the small and isolated coastal town of Sandefjord.
In its wake, however, it has created a new artistic phase for Kim. It was all a means to an end during the lockdown period “ to keep doing something while not DJing” as he explains over a telephone call. His Bandcamp account and Soundcloud page has seen a flurry of activity, cementing a new era for the producer and artist. Kim Dürbeck has been nothing short of prolific in the last two years. We talk to Kim Dürbeck about Urchin remixes and his Vietnamese roots while we premiere a previously unreleased track from the artist.
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